Brachytherapy applicator

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Description

NOTICE OF COPYRIGHTS AND TRADE DRESS: A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. This patent document may show or describe subject matter which is or may become trade dress of the owner. The copyright and trade dress owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright and trade dress rights whatsoever.

FIG. 1 is a top-front-left perspective view of a brachytherapy applicator (e.g., a rectal applicator for brachytherapy), showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is an annotated top-front-left perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged top-front-left perspective view of the annotated portion of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a top-front-right perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 5 is an annotated top-front-right perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top-front-right perspective view of the annotated portion of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a top-rear-right perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 8 is an annotated top-rear-right perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged top-rear-right perspective view of the annotated portion of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a top-rear-left perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 11 is an annotated top-rear-left perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged top-rear-left perspective view of the annotated portion of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is a bottom-front-right perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 14 is an annotated bottom-front-right perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged bottom-front-right perspective view of the annotated portion of FIG. 14.

FIG. 16 is a bottom-front-left perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 17 is an annotated bottom-front-left perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 16.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged bottom-front-left perspective view of the annotated portion of FIG. 17.

FIG. 19 is a bottom-rear-left perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 20 is an annotated bottom-rear-left perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 19.

FIG. 21 is an enlarged bottom-rear-left perspective view of the annotated portion of FIG. 20

FIG. 22 is a bottom-rear-right perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 23 is an annotated bottom-rear-right perspective view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is an enlarged bottom-rear-right perspective view of the annotated portion of FIG. 23.

FIG. 25 is a right side view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 26 is an annotated right side view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 25.

FIG. 27 is an enlarged right side view of the annotated portion of FIG. 26.

FIG. 28 is a left side view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 29 is an annotated left side view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 28.

FIG. 30 is an enlarged left side view of the annotated portion of FIG. 29.

FIG. 31 is a rear view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 32 is a front view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 33 is a top view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 34 is an annotated top view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 33.

FIG. 35 is an enlarged top view of the annotated portion of FIG. 34.

FIG. 36 is a bottom view of the brachytherapy applicator.

FIG. 37 is an annotated bottom view of the brachytherapy applicator shown in FIG. 36; and,

FIG. 38 is an enlarged bottom view of the annotated portion of FIG. 37.

The word “Elekta” with its associated icon forming part of the claimed design is a registered trademark of Elekta AB.

The short-dash long-dash lines shown in the drawings depict boundaries of the enlarged view indicators and form no parts of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines depict unclaimed portions of the brachytherapy applicator and form no parts of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a brachytherapy applicator, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1077229
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 11, 2022
Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
Assignee: NUCLETRON OPERATIONS B.V. (Veenendaal)
Inventor: Jan Willem Van Manen (Veenendaal)
Primary Examiner: John R Yeh
Assistant Examiner: Edward P Jones
Application Number: 29/867,869
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